This is GTV! The leader of the PAC!
On May 22nd 1980, Pac debuted for the first time. As a single arcade cabinet was made available
for a test play in Tokyo Japan. And yeah, I know they called it Puck-Man at the time. Upon proper
release near the end of 1980, Pac-Man would become the popular video game of all time,
and the first the get a TV show, clothing, cereal, a hit record and all kinds of other cool stuff!
40 years later and Paccy is still alive and kicking. In fact, new versions of
the original classic arcade Pac-Man still appear every now and then. The latest one
is called Pac-Man Mini and NO!! Its not those god-awful Arcade 1UP cabinets every
backbencher on YouTube is shilling! Its a cute mini game you can play for free
online! For time being anyways, I’ll show you how with a special code that unlocks the full game!
Well, as full as a mini game can be!! Stay here for a limited time only special event!
As part of a cross promotion with Japanese candy maker, Morinaga, Bandai-Namco has
developed a special update of the original 1980 Pac-Man called Morinaga Pac-Man Mini ™.
First appearing online on March 9th 2020.
The promotion is for Hi-Chew Mini and Caramel-Mini. One box only costs 100¥! Hi-Chew and
Caramel mini pieces are half the size of standard Hi-Chew and so you’re encouraged to put two pieces
in your mouth at the same time. The box of Hi-Chew Mini has 4 different flavours. Though through
different combinations 16 flavours can be enjoyed. For example soda (blue) and strawberry (pink) can
be combined to make yogurt. Cola (brown) and Melon (green) can be combined to make Ramune and
so on. Theres a handy guide on the back of the box and on the Morinaga Pac-Man Mini website “
[Scroll: I knowq this sounds like a paid promotion but I can assure you it’s not. It’s just the way
I naturally talk. I just sound like I’m always in a commercial. I guess it’s the way I grew up from
watching TV all the time and then later working in broadcasting where in a did many things including
work promotions and produce commercials. Yea it happened! Anyway, I made no money from Morinaga,
Bandai-Namco, or anybody else for this video. Besides it only costs ¥100! I mean how petty
does someone have to be that they wouldn’t bother sharing this with someone? Can you
even issue a review copy of a free online game? I mean, I’m poor… that’s for sure,
but I’m not so cheap as to not share this with everyone! Besides, the candy was good! In case
this went by too fast, and you didn’t read it the first time, this is NOT a sponsored vide
There are 2 versions of the game: one for free and one paid. The free version is a simple one
stage Pac-Man with a unique board that has some of the maze borders spelling out MINI.
IT works on a computer or a phone! On the computer version you have to use the arrow
keys, which on an Apple butterfly Keyboard, is really hard. On your phone just use your finger
anywhere on the screen to move. It’s probably easier. You will randomly be assigned the Hi-Chew
or Caramel version and the associated packaging serves as the ghost house.
The game plays the same, I mean, it's Pac-Man, what do I need to tell you?
However the one difference is that the ghosts and Power Pellets are the 4 flavors you’ll find in a
box of Hi-Chew or Caramel Mini. When Pac-Man eats a Power Pellet, the ghosts change into different
shapes that would be the flavors you’d experience while eating a box of said candy. When you eat
a ghost, a little message pops up explaining what the flavor is and the candy combination.
You get 3 lives and the game lasts just one stage. Despite that the score board allows
for a score of up to TEN BILLION POINTS!!! The best I could do is 10,530. Which is the score I
got after eating 4 ghosts for each Power pellet, or all 16 flavors in total. So that’s the perfect
score. When you finish the stage you’re presented with a tally of how many ghosts you've eaten.
The pop up when you eat one is pretty annoying, but the different flavored ghosts are very cute.
Then there’s the PAY VERSION! And no, the pop up doesn’t go away if you pay.
So how do you pay? Well you just have to input the last 3 numbers of the UPC
code to any variety of Hi-Chew Mini AND Caramel Mini. Since you likely can’t run
right out and get this, unless you live in Japan, the codes are 166 001. It’s a Secret to Everybody
This version is pretty unique as there are 2 mazes Pac-Man must move through.
You can clear all the pellets on one maze and move through the tunnel to the other,
or go back and forth as you like. One maze is the Hi-Chew Mini flavors
and the other is Caramel Mini. You get three lives and there’s only one stage. Once you clear it,
it’s game over. But hey it’s a mini promo game, so it’s not expected to go on forever.
The final part of the promotion is that a select few will win custom Pac-Man Quo cards
and reversible pillows. Morinaga Pac-Man mini will be available online until May 29, 2020.
After which, the game will disappear forever!
So go try it out while you can and celebrate Pac- Man hitting the big 4-0!!
This hasn’t been the only time a short lived browser Pac-Man existed. Back in 2018 you
could play Pritz Pac-Man. Sponsored by pretzel snack, Pritz, spelled like Pretz. In that game
Pac-Man could munch on crunchy pretzel sticks and your high score was then shared with the world.
All it took was one code from a Pritz pack. Which only cost 100¥ just like Hi-Chew Mini
Hmm wait a minute back in 1980, one game of Pac-Man cost 100¥
and 2020 one game of Pac-Man still cost 100¥!
I guess some things just never change!